South Elgin, Illinois

South Elgin
Village
Motto: "Where Tradition Meets The Future"
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kane
Coordinates	41°59′32″N 88°18′28″W / 41.99222°N 88.30778°W / 41.99222; -88.30778Coordinates: 41°59′32″N 88°18′28″W / 41.99222°N 88.30778°W / 41.99222; -88.30778
Area	7.16 sq mi (19 km2)
- land	6.99 sq mi (18 km2)
- water	0.17 sq mi (0 km2)
Density	2,560.5/sq mi (989/km2)
Village President	Steve Ward
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	60177
Area code	847 & 224
Location in Kane County and the state of Illinois.

South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,100 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 20,758 as of 2005. In July 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places To Live" edition.

South Elgin was originally called Clintonville, in honor of early settler James Clinton. The name South Elgin was adopted in 1907.

South Elgin is located at 41°59′32″N 88°18′28″W / 41.99222°N 88.30778°W / 41.99222; -88.30778 (41.992283, -88.307858), in the pleasant Fox River Valley. Once populated by Native Indians, South Elgin and the other bordering towns Bartlett & St. Charles have done well in preserving this land's history. According to the 2010 census, South Elgin has a total area of 7.157 square miles (18.54 km²), of which 6.99 square miles (18.10 km²) (or 97.67%) is land and 0.167 square miles (0.43 km²) (or 2.33%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,100 people, 5,565 households, and 4,307 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,560.5 people per square mile (988.3/km²). There were 5,657 housing units at an average density of 899.7 per square mile (347.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.02% White, 2.58% African American, 0.17% Native American, 5.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.88% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.34% of the population.